diff --git a/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 64636d262..49d5a2fbb 100644
--- a/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtsam/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ if(NOT GTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN)
 		FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h")
 endif()
 
-option(GTSAM_BUILD_METIS "Build metis library" ON)
 option(GTSAM_BUILD_METIS_EXECUTABLES "Build metis library executables" OFF)
-if(GTSAM_BUILD_METIS)
-	add_subdirectory(metis)
-endif(GTSAM_BUILD_METIS)
+add_subdirectory(metis)
+
 ############ NOTE:  When updating GeographicLib be sure to disable building their examples
 ############        and unit tests by commenting out their lines:
 # add_subdirectory (examples)